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The Nature of Things (1960)

Season 62

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

Released Nov. 6, 1960 Episode 42 min 10+
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S62E1 - Last of the Right Whales

North Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction. Follow the fight to save them.
Jan. 6, 2023, midnight

S62E2 - Rat City

Remarkable superpowers make rats the evolutionary heroes of the animal kingdom.
Jan. 13, 2023, midnight

S62E3 - Science & Cannabis

Is cannabis a medical cure-all or snake oil? Scientists distinguish the medicine from the myths.
Jan. 20, 2023, midnight

S62E4 - Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad

How staff at a luxury hotel in Niagara Falls, NY helped ferry enslaved people to freedom.
Feb. 3, 2023, midnight

S62E5 - Walking With Ancients

New archaeological discoveries are challenging our understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.
Feb. 10, 2023, midnight

S62E6 - Apocalypse Plan B

Some scientists are proposing radical ways to cool our warming planet – but others say it’s time to restore nature on a global scale.
Feb. 17, 2023, midnight

S62E7 - True Survivors

How have humans survived extreme environmental change in the past? And what will it take to survive what’s next?
Feb. 24, 2023, midnight

S62E8 - Grizzly Rewild

Five orphaned grizzly bear cubs get a second chance at life in the wild, but can they survive without their mother? A groundbreaking study follows the bears to find out if rewilding works.
March 3, 2023, midnight

S62E9 - Bug Sex

Broken genitals and cannibalism. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of how bugs get busy.
March 10, 2023, midnight

S62E10 - War for the Woods

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging.
March 17, 2023, midnight

S62E11 - The Secrets of Friendship

Step into the world of 'friendship detectives', who are unravelling the mysteries of social behaviours in humans and other animals.
March 24, 2023, midnight

S62E12 - Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Inside the secret and rhythmic world of one of nature’s best lumberjacks.
March 31, 2023, midnight

S62E13 - Suzuki Signs Off

For 44 years, David Suzuki has taken us around the world to explore science, technology, and nature – and now for something completely different. End of series.
April 7, 2023, midnight
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Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 40 min.
Released: Nov. 6, 1960
Last Air Date: Nov. 18, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+

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